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Rep. Of Ireland vs Belgium — Friendlies 2026

Rep. Of Ireland
Rep. Of Ireland
FT
2 – 2
HT: 1 – 1
Belgium
Belgium
3/26/2022FriendliesFriendlies · Friendlies 1Aviva Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Rep. Of Ireland33%
×Draw24%
Belgium43%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Rep. Of Ireland
1.39
Belgium
1.63

Belgium creates 17% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 8 away

creates per match

Rep. Of Ireland
1.65
Belgium
2.38

allows per match

Rep. Of Ireland
0.88
Belgium
1.13

finishing

Rep. Of Ireland+0.00on par
Belgium+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rep. Of Ireland ↓

Belgium →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–18%
0–26%
0–34%
0–41%
1
1–07%
1–111%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–05%
2–18%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–14%
3–23%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Rep. Of Ireland or draw
57%
Rep. Of Ireland or Belgium
76%
Draw or Belgium
67%

Winning margin

Rep. Of Ireland wins by 2+
15%
Belgium wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

Rep. Of Ireland 1+ goals
75%
Rep. Of Ireland 2+ goals
40%
Rep. Of Ireland 3+ goals
16%
Belgium 1+ goals
80%
Belgium 2+ goals
48%
Belgium 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Rep. Of Ireland (draw refunded)
43%
Belgium (draw refunded)
57%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Rep. Of Ireland at home — creates 1.65, concedes 0.88 · 17 matches

Belgium away — creates 2.38, concedes 1.13 · 8 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Rep. Of Ireland attack 1.65 + Belgium defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.39

Belgium attack 2.38 + Rep. Of Ireland defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 1.63

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 43%?"

Rep. Of Ireland scores more
33%
level
24%
Belgium scores more
43%

Belgium at 43% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 43% does not mean "Belgium will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Friendlies: Rep. Of Ireland 2–2 Belgium

Rep. Of Ireland and Belgium drew 2-2 in Friendlies on March 26, 2022.

The match was played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.